It’s May of 2012 – the month I will turn fifty years old. Someone asked me if I was going to blog about my birthday (I guess the answer is yes), and then they asked me what lessons I’ve learned in nearly 50 years on the planet. I’ve been thinking about that question a bit, […]

Excuses . . . wear me out. Here are some examples from the workplace (though I could easily give you a longer list outside of work too): I can’t learn it that way (it’s not my learning style). I need to know this first, so until I know that I can’t . . . I can’t make it work because. . . No one will agree with me. I […]

While you might not think of Cher as a deep philosophical thinker, I’ll make two comments before I share her brilliant insight. – we can learn from anyone – and the mark of a lifelong learner is having that belief. – we can definitely learn from people who have achieved significant things, even if their achievements […]

Do you want to be more creative? Would you like your team to be more creative too? It all starts with one critical factor. It isn’t about techniques or strategies or how Einstein was creative. It isn’t about hiring more creatively gifted people either. The seed of the answer is implied in the title of […]

When people are asked to list the most influential people in their lives, several groups tend to rise near the top. After family and close friends, the next most likely categories are teachers and leaders/bosses. I’ve long said that there is a connection between the skills of a great leader and the skills of an […]